Chapter 22 - Accounting changes and error analysis. In this chapter students will be able to: Identify the two types of accounting changes, describe the accounting for changes in accounting policies, understand how to account for retrospective accounting changes, understand how to account for impracticable changes, describe the accounting for changes in estimates. | PREVIEW OF CHAPTER Intermediate Accounting IFRS 2nd Edition Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield 22 Describe the accounting for changes in estimates. Describe the accounting for correction of errors. Identify economic motives for changing accounting policies. Analyze the effect of errors. After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Accounting Changes and Error Analysis 22 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify the two types of accounting changes. Describe the accounting for changes in accounting policies. Understand how to account for retrospective accounting changes. Understand how to account for impracticable changes. Types of Accounting Changes: Change in Accounting Policy. Changes in Accounting Estimate. Errors are not considered an accounting change. Accounting Alternatives: Diminish the comparability of financial information. Obscure useful historical trend data. ACCOUNTING CHANGES LO 1 Describe the accounting for changes in estimates. Describe the accounting for correction of errors. Identify economic motives for changing accounting policies. Analyze the effect of errors. After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Accounting Changes and Error Analysis 22 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify the two types of accounting changes. Describe the accounting for changes in accounting policies. Understand how to account for retrospective accounting changes. Understand how to account for impracticable changes. Average-cost to LIFO. Cost-recovery to percentage-of-completion method. Change from one accepted accounting policy to another. Examples include: CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICY Adoption of a new policy in recognition of events that have occurred for the first time or that were previously immaterial is not an accounting change. LO 2 Three approaches for reporting changes: Currently. Retrospectively. Prospectively (in the future). IASB requires use of the retrospective approach. Rationale - Users can then better compare results from one period to the next. LO 2 CHANGES IN . | PREVIEW OF CHAPTER Intermediate Accounting IFRS 2nd Edition Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield 22 Describe the accounting for changes in estimates. Describe the accounting for correction of errors. Identify economic motives for changing accounting policies. Analyze the effect of errors. After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Accounting Changes and Error Analysis 22 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify the two types of accounting changes. Describe the accounting for changes in accounting policies. Understand how to account for retrospective accounting changes. Understand how to account for impracticable changes. Types of Accounting Changes: Change in Accounting Policy. Changes in Accounting Estimate. Errors are not considered an accounting change. Accounting Alternatives: Diminish the comparability of financial information. Obscure useful historical trend data. ACCOUNTING CHANGES LO 1 Describe the accounting for changes in estimates. Describe the accounting for correction of errors. .
